Mouse Guard RPG 2nd Edition

For Mouse Guard fans who own the original Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Box Set, or anyone who'd like to enlist in the Mouse Guard for the first time, the second edition of the rule book is available separately as a PDF with all-new art from David Petersen.

Mouse Guard RPG 2nd Edition contains everything players need to know about the world of the Guard, including rules for forming patrols and leading missions into the beleaguered territories.

So I own the 2nd edition box set of this RPG and was considering getting the PDF as well in the hope that it would contain corrections for some of the important errors in the manual, particularly updated examples. The examples in the printed materials are from the 1st edition and do not reflect important changes made in the 2nd edition such as the handling of traits. Can anyone comment as to whether this PDF was fixed before publication. The November 23, 2015 date for File Last Updated does not inspired confidence. Thanks!

Kristopher HApril 30, 2017 2:43 am UTC

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I was very excited to start learning this game. I bought the hardcover online and came to Drivethru to buy the PDF separately. After spending another $20 (which should have been included in the purchase of the book) I found it lacking bookmarks, making it practically unusable at the table. Hopefully the bookmark situation can be fixed soon. I canceled my hard copy purchase as a result, and will hold off on pursuing this game further until the bookmark situation can be resolved.

Scott MMay 24, 2017 12:11 pm UTC

You know you can edit PDFs and add your own bookmarks in? Foxit reader will let you do that. I'm not saying it's ideal, but I've done it many times myself, it's not that bad. I often rearrange bookmarks to suite my tastes.

Kristopher HApril 30, 2017 1:52 am UTC

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I'm disappointed to find that there are no bookmarks in this PDF file. Can this be fixed somehow? Please??

Daniel CNovember 29, 2016 3:11 pm UTC

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I've downloaded the file and attempted to open it, but there is a brief message saying "The file is damaged, but is being repaired", followed by a textbox saying "There was an error opening this document. The root object is missing or invalid". I'm working to try and fix it, but does anyone have any advice?

Daniel CNovember 29, 2016 4:28 pm UTC

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It was just an easily fixable file error - should have just gone to the FAQ and written to help before complaining here. Thanks DTRPG staff!

LI JEN LOctober 28, 2016 3:38 pm UTC

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Is there am "Experience Point" system that allows the characters to learn and get stronger over time? Or are they static like in Fighting Fantasy and Traveller?

Trenton AOctober 29, 2016 8:07 pm UTC

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There is an experience system although it isn't a flat XP to next level system.

Every skill (and attribute) has bubbles that you track to level that skill up. You have to succeed and fail and the higher the skill the more you must succeed and fail to level up. Why do you have to fail too? Because if you aren't failing you probably aren't pushing yourself very hard and you aren't learning from your mistakes. This encourages you to tackle bigger challenges when you are ranked highly in a skill and on top of that it makes failure rewarding in its own way so that even a bad roll of the dice isn't a useless result.

Matthew KMay 13, 2016 12:17 pm UTC

Does this have the cards in PDF to be able to print at home?

Trenton AOctober 29, 2016 8:09 pm UTC

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It does not although honestly all the cards do is have the word you have to keep in mind and some artwork. You can easily make your own and print them out or just scribble on some index cards and they work more than well enough. It is a shame that they didn't let us print out our own cards though.

Chris PMay 02, 2016 10:25 pm UTC

I purchased the hardcover version of this book. The game is great. It's unfortunate that it's being published by Archaia Entertainment, as my multiple requests (twitter, facebook, email) for information on a discount of a PDF version for those who own a hard copy went unanswered.

I am very unlikely to further support this publisher.

Aubrey EJanuary 21, 2016 7:30 pm UTC

Any significant difference between the 1st and 2nd editions?

Aubrey EFebruary 04, 2016 7:27 pm UTC

I am curious as well. I have both hard covers, but have yet to read them.

Trenton AOctober 29, 2016 11:07 pm UTC

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Only changing some of the layout to make it easier to read, correcting a couple misprinted numbers.

<3 <3 <3 This system is less min-max and more character driven: Role-play and reward system.
WARNING!!! This game is cute af and everyone playing NEEDS to be supportive and encouraging, also accent/voice characterization is REQUIRED for aditio [...]

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